Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
9-9, 5-5 Away
108
9-9, 5-5 Away
4-14, 3-6 Home
117
4-14, 3-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Collin Sexton misses 10-foot two point shot
- Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
- Collin Sexton makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Tristan Thompson assists)
- David Nwaba makes dunk
- Rodney Hood misses 6-foot two point shot
- David Nwaba blocks James Harden's two point shot
- James Ennis III makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
- Collin Sexton makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Cedi Osman makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cedi Osman makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Nwaba misses two point shot
- Collin Sexton makes layup (Cedi Osman assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- David Nwaba misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Tristan Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes two point shot
- Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson misses 16-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Korver misses 22-foot jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot
- Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
- James Harden makes layup
- Gary Clark makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Kyle Korver makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kyle Korver makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kyle Korver makes free throw 3 of 3
- Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Kyle Korver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Jordan Clarkson makes 4-foot two point shot
- James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Kyle Korver misses jumper
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses 28-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba misses layup
- David Nwaba makes free throw 1 of 2
- David Nwaba misses free throw 2 of 2
- Andrew Harrison makes two point shot
- Michael Carter-Williams makes 27-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba makes dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Michael Carter-Williams makes driving layup
- Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kyle Korver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kyle Korver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Andrew Harrison assists)
- Gary Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Green misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gerald Green makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists)
- Clint Capela blocks David Nwaba 's 3-foot driving layup
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Rodney Hood makes technical free throw
- Andrew Harrison misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Hood misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cedi Osman misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon misses two point shot
- Larry Nance Jr. misses two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Harrison assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela blocks Rodney Hood's driving layup
- Larry Nance Jr. blocks James Harden 's 2-foot driving layup
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Collin Sexton makes jumper
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Tristan Thompson misses 6-foot hook shot
- David Nwaba misses tip shot
- Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Ennis III misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Cedi Osman misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Collin Sexton makes dunk (Cedi Osman assists)
- PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Hood makes 28-foot step back jumpshot (Cedi Osman assists)
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Collin Sexton makes 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Rodney Hood makes layup
- James Ennis III makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Collin Sexton makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Clint Capela makes layup (James Ennis III assists)
- Tristan Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot
- PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Eric Gordon makes driving layup (Clint Capela assists)
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- David Nwaba makes two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Tristan Thompson makes 1-foot driving dunk
- Tristan Thompson makes 4-foot two point shot (Collin Sexton assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Collin Sexton misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Ennis III misses driving layup
- PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba misses 25-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba makes dunk (Rodney Hood assists)
- Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
- Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cedi Osman misses 7-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Cedi Osman makes driving layup (Collin Sexton assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Collin Sexton makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses driving layup
- James Ennis III misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Hood misses 27-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
- James Harden misses free throw 1 of 1
- Cedi Osman misses layup
- Tristan Thompson makes tip shot
- James Harden misses layup
- James Harden misses tip shot
- Collin Sexton makes driving layup
- James Harden misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Collin Sexton makes 23-foot jumper
- Collin Sexton misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Collin Sexton makes driving layup
- PJ Tucker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gary Clark assists)
- Collin Sexton makes 20-foot jumper
- PJ Tucker makes layup (James Harden assists)
- Cedi Osman misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Cedi Osman makes free throw 1 of 3
- Cedi Osman makes free throw 2 of 3
- Cedi Osman makes free throw 3 of 3
- James Harden makes driving dunk
- Larry Nance Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Collin Sexton misses driving layup
- Tristan Thompson misses 3-foot tip shot
- Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Clark makes alley oop layup (James Harden assists)
- Jordan Clarkson misses layup
- Tristan Thompson misses tip shot
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden misses driving layup
- Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
- Collin Sexton makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- David Nwaba misses 24-foot three point jumper
- PJ Tucker misses 6-foot jump bank shot
- Clint Capela blocks Jordan Clarkson's driving layup
- Jordan Clarkson misses alley oop layup
- Jordan Clarkson makes two point shot
- James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jordan Clarkson makes 16-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 31-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes 7-foot two point shot
- Gerald Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David Nwaba makes free throw 1 of 2
- David Nwaba misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes two point shot
- David Nwaba misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Andrew Harrison makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses driving layup
- David Nwaba misses driving layup
- Jordan Clarkson misses tip shot
- Jordan Clarkson misses tip shot
- David Nwaba makes dunk
- James Harden misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- PJ Tucker makes driving layup (James Harden assists)
- Andrew Harrison misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Eric Gordon makes 30-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- David Nwaba misses driving layup
- James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
- James Harden makes technical free throw
- Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clint Capela makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Collin Sexton makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela makes dunk (James Harden assists)
- Jordan Clarkson makes 12-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Rodney Hood makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Tristan Thompson assists)
- James Harden makes driving floating jump shot
- David Nwaba misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela blocks Collin Sexton 's 4-foot driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Harden makes driving layup
- Collin Sexton misses 21-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Clint Capela vs. Tristan Thompson (PJ Tucker gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:47 | | James Harden bad pass (David Nwaba steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:34 | | Collin Sexton misses 10-foot two point shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Tristan Thompson misses tip shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:32 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Collin Sexton makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Tristan Thompson assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:17 | | James Ennis III bad pass (David Nwaba steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | David Nwaba makes dunk | 0 | 4 |
| 11:00 | | James Harden out of bounds lost ball turnover | 0 | 4 |
| 10:38 | | Rodney Hood misses 6-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:36 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:33 | | Rodney Hood personal foul | 0 | 4 |
| 10:28 | | James Harden lost ball turnover (Cedi Osman steals) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:24 | | David Nwaba traveling | 0 | 4 |
| 10:13 | | David Nwaba blocks James Harden's two point shot | 0 | 4 |
| 10:06 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 10:02 | | Cedi Osman bad pass (James Harden steals) | 0 | 4 |
| 9:58 | | James Ennis III makes two point shot (Clint Capela assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 9:37 | | Collin Sexton makes 18-foot pullup jump shot | 2 | 6 |
| 9:18 | | Eric Gordon steps out of bounds turnover | 2 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | James Ennis III shooting foul | 2 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | Cedi Osman makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8:59 | | Cedi Osman makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8:49 | | David Nwaba personal foul | 2 | 8 |
| 8:38 | | James Harden misses driving floating jump shot | 2 | 8 |
| 8:35 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 2 | 8 |
| 8:28 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul | 2 | 8 |
| 8:28 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8:28 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 8:10 | | David Nwaba misses two point shot | 4 | 8 |
| 8:07 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 8:05 | | James Harden bad pass (Tristan Thompson steals) | 4 | 8 |
| 7:59 | | Collin Sexton makes layup (Cedi Osman assists) | 4 | 10 |
| 7:46 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul | 4 | 10 |
| 7:46 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 7:46 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7:34 | | David Nwaba misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 7:29 | | James Ennis III defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:22 | | James Harden misses driving layup | 6 | 10 |
| 7:19 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 7:04 | | Tristan Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot | 6 | 12 |
| 6:51 | | Rodney Hood shooting foul | 6 | 12 |
| 6:51 | | Cavaliers Full timeout | 6 | 12 |
| 6:51 | | Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Rodney Hood | 6 | 12 |
| 6:51 | | Gary Clark enters the game for James Ennis III | 6 | 12 |
| 6:51 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 6:51 | | Eric Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 6:34 | | Collin Sexton lost ball turnover (Eric Gordon steals) | 8 | 12 |
| 6:29 | | Eric Gordon makes two point shot | 10 | 12 |
| 6:17 | | Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 6:17 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | Kyle Korver enters the game for David Nwaba | 10 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Cedi Osman | 10 | 12 |
| 6:16 | | Kyle Korver out of bounds bad pass turnover | 10 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | Collin Sexton personal foul | 10 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 6:05 | | Kyle Korver defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 5:54 | | Jordan Clarkson misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 5:51 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 5:46 | | James Harden misses 28-foot three point jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 5:41 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 5:30 | | James Harden makes 26-foot step back jumpshot | 13 | 12 |
| 5:21 | | James Harden personal foul | 13 | 12 |
| 5:21 | | Gerald Green enters the game for Eric Gordon | 13 | 12 |
| 5:09 | | Kyle Korver misses 22-foot jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 5:05 | | Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 5:03 | | Jordan Clarkson makes layup | 13 | 14 |
| 4:51 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul | 13 | 14 |
| 4:51 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 4:51 | | James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 14 |
| 4:48 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 4:29 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot | 14 | 14 |
| 4:29 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 4:28 | | Tristan Thompson misses tip shot | 14 | 14 |
| 4:28 | | PJ Tucker defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 4:16 | | James Harden makes layup | 16 | 14 |
| 4:07 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive foul | 16 | 14 |
| 4:07 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover | 16 | 14 |
| 4:07 | | Cavaliers delay of game violation | 16 | 14 |
| 4:07 | | Andrew Harrison enters the game for Collin Sexton | 16 | 14 |
| 4:07 | | Isaiah Hartenstein enters the game for Clint Capela | 16 | 14 |
| 3:57 | | Gary Clark makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 19 | 14 |
| 3:35 | | PJ Tucker shooting foul | 19 | 14 |
| 3:35 | | Kyle Korver makes free throw 1 of 3 | 19 | 15 |
| 3:35 | | Kyle Korver makes free throw 2 of 3 | 19 | 16 |
| 3:35 | | Kyle Korver makes free throw 3 of 3 | 19 | 17 |
| 3:18 | | Andrew Harrison personal foul | 19 | 17 |
| 3:18 | | Gerald Green makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 3:18 | | Gerald Green misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 17 |
| 3:16 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | 20 | 17 |
| 2:58 | | Jordan Clarkson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot | 20 | 19 |
| 2:40 | | James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 20 | 19 |
| 2:37 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | 20 | 19 |
| 2:33 | | Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 20 | 21 |
| 2:13 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 22 | 21 |
| 2:02 | | Kyle Korver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 22 | 24 |
| 1:44 | | Gerald Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) | 25 | 24 |
| 1:16 | | Isaiah Hartenstein shooting foul | 25 | 24 |
| 1:16 | | Rockets Full timeout | 25 | 24 |
| 1:16 | | James Ennis III enters the game for Isaiah Hartenstein | 25 | 24 |
| 1:16 | | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 25 |
| 1:16 | | Tristan Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 25 |
| 1:14 | | Gerald Green defensive rebound | 25 | 25 |
| 1:00 | | James Harden makes driving layup | 27 | 25 |
| 44.5 | | Jordan Clarkson makes 4-foot two point shot | 27 | 27 |
| 29.8 | | James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot | 30 | 27 |
| 8.3 | | Kyle Korver misses jumper | 30 | 27 |
| 8.3 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 30 | 27 |
| 8.3 | | PJ Tucker loose ball foul | 30 | 27 |
| 8.3 | | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 30 | 28 |
| 8.3 | | Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 29 |
| 1.1 | | Gary Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper | 30 | 29 |
| 1.1 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 30 | 29 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 30 | 29 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Cleveland, OH
Referee:Marat Kogut
Referee:John Goble
Referee:Jason Goldenberg
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 34 | 16 | .680 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 31 | 18 | .633 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Memphis | 20 | 29 | .408 | 13.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 19 | 31 | .380 | 15 | L5 |
| New Orleans | 13 | 40 | .245 | 22.5 | L3 |
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